Yes, you can probably have your XP computer scan that disk for
viruses. But it won't know there are registry files there (it will
look for them in the proper place on your system disk), so they will
be scanned like other files.
Better to load the registry hives into the other installation and clean them
that way. Many bugs have checks built in to see if their files have been
removed and can recreate them if they have. As well, a system can hang for a
considerable length of time if it tries to load a missing file, so better to
concentrate on removing the load entries and not just the infecting files.
Nope. Run regedit, click on a branch, then click File/Load Hive. Navigate to
the other system's hives and load one of them. Give them a temporary name so
you know which line to unload afterwards.
Essentially yes. Once the hive is loaded, you can pick through it like you
would any other registry branch. It will just be a sub-branch of one of the
ones of the current installation. When you're done, click on the top level
folder and then on File/Unload Hive.
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